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  How can I format my PC without CD? Formatting a Non-System Drive Log into the computer in question with an administrator account. Click Start, type “diskmgmt. Right-click the drive you wish to format, and click “Format.” Click the “Yes” button if prompted. Type a volume label. Uncheck the “Perform a quick format” box. Click “OK” twice. Jul 18,  · How do i reformat Windows Xp without my reformat CD My sister threw away my reformat CD by accident. If you have previously reinstalled Windows and do not have the pc restore program, the only way is to have the Windows XP installation disk. Use one of the methods used to contact Dell customer service and see if they will send you a new one. Apr 20,  · Case 1 Formatting a Non-System Drive on Windows XP. Step 1: Launch the Disk Management tool. At first, just click on the Start button from the taskbar and select the “Run” prompt. Once the Run prompt is Step 2: Select the disk to format. This will open the Disk Management application with a list.  

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Do you have an old PC with the operating system Windows XP installed, which you can't disconnect from and would like to be able to format it to try and bring it back to the glories of the past? If the answer is "yes", but if you don't know how to do it because you can't do it using the operating system installation disc, then know that you have come to the right place, or better, in the right guide. Don't worry, everything is very simple, really. Before explaining, step by step, how to format XP without CD, however, it is appropriate to make a small but important clarification.

To date, Windows XP is an operating system now obsolete. In fact, as of , Windows XP no longer receives updates from Microsoft and is therefore exposed to possible serious security risks. So keep this in mind and possibly consider moving to a more updated version of the operating system. Having made this necessary premise, if you are really willing to figure out how to format XP without CD, I invite you to take about half an hour of free time and focus on reading the prompts I am about to provide you.

I am more than sure that in the end you will succeed in your attempt and that you will be able to say very satisfied with it. We bet? Given that the procedure to format XP without CD that I am about to propose will irretrievably delete all the files present on the PC, I first invite you to perform reserve of your data stored in the multimedia station.

If you don't know how, you can refer to my guide on how to backup to understand what steps to take. Once the Backup , the first step you should take to format XP without CD is to create a special installation of pen drive operating system to which to copy all the files needed to restore the operating system. To do this, however, you must get everything equipment necessary, namely: an empty pendrive with at least 1 GB of space, a ISO image operating system, a program to mount the ISO files and a software to transfer the Windows XP installation files to the USB stick.

To get started, download the program by clicking here. In the window that now opened on the desktop, first click yes and then siguiente.

Then accept the program's terms of use by placing a check mark next to the item I accept the terms of the License Agreement and then sequence click on the button siguiente six times in a row, on the button yes and on the button search to finish setup. During the installation process, you may be offered to download additional promotional software, such as Ad-Aware the PC Mechanic.

To decline the invitation, place the check mark next to the entry Custom installation and deselect all options below. Then start ImgBurn by double-clicking the icon that has been added to the desktop.

By default, the ImgBurn user interface is in English, but you can translate it into Italian by clicking here. After downloading the file for the translation of the program on your PC, open the file by double clicking on it Italian. Then restart ImgBurn and the program will have the interface fully translated into Italian. Now select the article Create an image from a disc from the main ImgBurn window that opens and click on the button representing a yellow folder to choose where save the Windows XP image file.

Then press the icon with the two CDs located at the bottom left and wait for the data copying process to finish. To do this you can use the free program Rufus. To download the software on your PC, click here then click the link Rufus 2. Then start the file rufus If the downloaded file doesn't start, you can remedy it by downloading an older version of the program that you can get by clicking on the item Other versions always attached under the wording Download on the software website.

Now that you finally have the key with the operating system image at your disposal, you can go live and go formatting XP without CD. Then restart your PC without removing the pendrive with the ISO image of the operating system that you just created with Rufus.

Doing this should automatically start the procedure by which you can format the operating system. If you cannot start the pendrive for the installation of the operating system, you probably need to configure the BIOS so that it sees the pendrive inserted in the PC as the reference unit for booting.

If you don't know how to do it, you can read my guide on how to configure the BIOS. Once the procedure to format XP without CD has started, press the button. Now find the partition to be formatted, that is, the one in which install windows xp. Then, move with the directional arrows of the keyboard connected to the PC in the element related to the partition on which to act and start formatting by first pressing the key. D , then the key presentar and then the button L.

If necessary, repeat the operation to remove the other partitions and start creating a new partition to install the operating system on by selecting the non-partitioned space and pressing presentar twice in a row.

Then select the newly created partition and format using the file system NTFS choosing the appropriate item from the menu that appears. At the end of the procedure, the copying of the first XP files will start on the PC and the system will reboot. When the PC restarts, wait a few moments for the screen to appear automatically to continue with the procedure to format XP without CD.

At this point, you should see the international and language options window appear on the screen. Then check that the country and keyboard layout are set up correctly and click the button siguiente. Then type your name and your organization's name optional in the appropriate text fields, click once more on siguiente and enter the Windows XP product key to activate the system. If you don't have the product key handy right now, don't worry, you can also enter it later, in the operating system installation terminal.

To postpone the Windows XP activation procedure, first click siguiente y No. After a few moments, you will see a window appear on the PC screen to choose the name to be assigned to the PC within the local network. If you have no particular needs, you can leave the default settings and click siguiente to switch to time zone and network settings. Even in this case, just leave everything as it is and double click siguiente to complete the procedure to format XP without CD.

At this point, the PC will restart once more, after which the Windows XP initial setup procedure will start. Choose whether or not to enable automatic updates for the system even if Windows XP is no longer updated is still the recommended option and configure your username. At this point, you can finally say that you are satisfied. You have successfully completed the procedure to format XP without CD. As a demonstration of this, you should find the default Windows XP desktop ready to greet you on your PC screen.